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PIUDAY, JANUARY 31, 1019.
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TWfiierl nStdekmdn and Dairyman
TATTLER"
f-9-1-9
, Balanced Rations Give. Profitable
Trees
Growth and frultfulness of trees do
pond upon a proper balance between
tho nitrates and carbohydrates, even
though all other conditions nrp favor
able. Thta is scientifically proved In
K recont 6. A. C. experiment station
bulletin, which nlso joints out four
possible relationships between the.se
ilmportant elements In th,o plont food
oC trees,, and other plants, only ono
oC which Is favornblo both to growth
pteidrfrufta'so of the plants. If nbun
,. djutt nitrates nro available but carbo
hydrates aro lacking the vegetation
-f,' Itiweak und tho plant Is unfruitful,
f JX nitrates are abundant and carbo-
liydratos also plentiful heavy vegeta
f, tlon groTrth results with barrenness
v Jind-steriyty. If nitrates are relatively
f decreased, carbohydrates Increase
t with Ainnnrl vpsrotntlon and In-
'Urates aro further increased with-
out at .tho some time preventing an
increase, la- carbohydrates both vege
tation and frultfulness aro suppressed.
. In all theso relationships it is as
sumed that other plant foods, mols
tunt,auil growing, conditions, are pres-
ent. It: is pointed out by C. I. Lewis,
I chl jf of horticulture, that whilo other
coraponnds ,are concerned with tho
growth and. frultfulness of plants the
. experiments were concerned chiefly
wlfjh the carbohydrateSt nitrates and
moisture, , and tho response mado by
tty' plant 8 .alternation of their rela
tire propoons within the plant. It
Is further showir that these factors
are measurible within tho control of
tke-grower through tillage, pruning
ati'd ' f ertillruiion.
Plant .Pest Committee
The American Plant Pest committee
with headquarters at Boston has elec
ted A. Li. Lovett, entomologist, and
H, P. Bares, plant pathologist of tha
experiment station at Corvallls, mem
bers of . the committee to represent
Oregon. The purpose of this national
organization is to Inform the public
concerning dangerous plant pests
and secure measures for their con
trol. It alms to protect American ag
riculture, horticulture, .and forestry
by, -working for quarantines, which
shall prevent the introduction and
spread of diseases and pests from
other parts of the world. The Oregdh
committee, of which W. H. Savage of
the state fair board and F. A. Elliott,
state -forester,- ars also members, are
now, engaged in special campaigns tb
stop the further spread of the des
tructive pine blister' rust, corn borer
and potato wart of which have re
cently come to our eastern shores
from Europe. The work of the "organ
ization is of tremendous importance
to the West.
New Lights on Bovine Tuberculosis
Recent Federal investigations of
tuberculosis under normal farm con
ditions continue to incriminate ro
dents, especially mice, as possible
spreaders of the disease. Following
jjire briefly the results of last year's
studies on tuberculosis by experts of
the Bureau of Animal Industry. Thor
ough cleaning of stables from which
tuberculosis animals have been re-
PERFECTION
OIL HEATER
A. H. SPRAGUE, Special Agt, Standard Oil Co,', Eugene, Oregon
dealers
(Chambers Hdw, Co., Eugene, Ore. Monroe Hardware Company, Eu-
JWrQliackenbush U Son'; .Eugene, .gone, Oregon.
Oregon. , Ax Billy Department Stors, Bu-
TJjwtQsoa Hw, O., Bugs, Ore. gone, Oreo.
moved has been shown to bo of
greater importauco in making bull
dings safa for healthy animals than
the uso of chemical germicides. When
tho cleaning is properly and thor-
oughly done tho quantity of disinfec
tant needed Is relatively small. Mlco
which havo ingested tuberculous ma
terial aro especially to be suspected
as possible spreaders of tho disease,
as tubercle bacilli multiply enor
mously in their bodies and nro scat
tered freely , with tholr feces. Re
sults obtained again emphasize that
this destructive diseaso would de
cline materially It rolntlvoly slmplo
precautions against Its spread wore
moro commonly understood and prac
ticed by owners of livo Btock. Among
tho principle measures urged by tho
bureau aro sunny, woll-vontllatod
barnsv sanitary surroundings, applica
tion of tho tuberculin test to all cat
tle when tho health of tho herd s
doubtful, prompt removal of any ani
mals which aro affected, and tho in
troduction into tho hord of only such
animals as aro known to bo free from
tho disease.
Fertilizer Value Shown
The Cattaraugus County (N. Y.)
Farm Bureau conducted 15 fertilizer
tests last yeary using plots with ltmo
alone, lime and acid phosphato, and
acid phosphato alone. Chock plots
were used for determining results.
Where lime and acid phosphato we.-o
used there was a profit of $15.94 an
acre, and where acid phosphato alone
was applied there was a profit of
$15.42 an acre. Where lime alono was.
used there was a loss of $1.6,6 an
acre, but the next year's hay crop
should make ud this loss and nay. In
addition, from 150 to 200 per cent on
tho, investment. In this county 31,000
acres of oats aro grown annually. Ifjtrums .whether for physicians' pro
25 per cent of tho oat-growing farm- 'scrlptlon or for direct consumption by
era would adopt the practlco It Is be
lieved they would gain $87,205 a year.
Grade Bulls Discarded '
The Garfield County. (Colo.) Farm
Bureau saved tho farmers of the
county $10,000 last year through co
ODcrativo buvincr of nure.breil hulln.
The live-stock committee lato in the i
summer of 1917 surveyed the county
and found many erado bulls worn bo-
Ing used on the range. During the
winter of 1917-18 several meetings of
the live-stock committee and the
farm bureau as a body were hold,
and it. was decided that only the best
of, bulls should be used on tho range.'
A committee of nine was appointed
to obtain orders and purchase the
bulls, and through tho county agent
got in touch with large breeders
throughout the United States. As d
result 103 registered Shorthorn and
Hereford bulls were shipped into tue
county.
Fatal Stock Disease Threatens
The highly infectious disease, Hem
orrhagic Septicemia that has caused
some losses of livestock here in the
past may become troublesomo again
at this time of the year, says County
Agent, N. S. Robb.
The disease has been reported dup
ing January at Junction City, Irving,
and Springfield. People over the coun-
ty should bo on tho lookout for tho
disease as it is ono of yho most fa
tal diseases wu havo in tho county,
Tho diseaso Is particularly llablo
to attack fat owes, cnttlq.aud hogs at
this time of tho yonr, and whilo thoro
aro sovornl forms, tho oc'uto form may
causo doath within 10 to 24 hours.
Tho dlscnso Is a septicemia or poi
soning of tho blood. No form of treat
ment has time to bocoma otTecttvo
once tho animal Is attached with tho
acuto form.
Bactorlal vncclnos afford tho only
satisfactarr moans of relief. Thoso
can bo administered by any compe
tent voterinarian. If a person loses
stock suddenly without any apparent
symptoms a veterinarian should be
consulted. Ho can quickly procure
thobactorln anU do tho vaccinating,
which is tho best moans of checking
this diseaso.
Owners of livestock should bo fam
iliar with th' symptoms, says Mr.
Robb, so ho can quickly recognlzs
tho disease. Tho U. S. Department
of Agriculture has recently Issued
Farmers Bulletin No, 1018 on Hem
orrhagic Septicemia, which gives a
fairly good discussion of tho symp
toms. Copies can bo, obtntnod at tho
County Agricultural Agent's office in
tho Courthouse or from tho U. S. De
partment of Agriculture at Washing
ton, D. C.
The Power of Words
Tho ability of big words to Inspire
respect, when tho samo' Idon ex-
pressed tn ordinary terms would fall
to Impress tho hearer, has often been
noted. A writer in "The Journal of
the American Medical Association"
notes that this Beoms to bo well un
derstood by tho exploiters of nos-
tho public This thought is inspired,
ho says, by reading tho labol of a
proprietary brand of clay poultlco
which Informs tho world that tha
base of this marvel 1b "composed of
the finest anhydrous and levigated
argillaceous mineral." Ho goes on:
"It would bo fatal, commercially
"Peaking of course, to tell tho public
!what 11 could but probably will not,'
ca8"r Ilnu ul looking m tno uict-
ionary, that this specimen of exu
berant verbosity simply means that,
tho base of tho product is nothing
more miraculous than drlod and fine-,
ly powdered clay. But how much I
more sonorous, how much 'moro awo-J
inspiring, now much moro suggestive
of Incantations and the, witcji-cal-dron:
'anhydrous and levigated argil
laceous mineral.' One can not help
feeling that 'Professor , Samuels, tho
shrewd and genial quack who dis
pensed a pinch of salt and sugar in
hydrant water ($5 for 2 ounces),
mado a mistake In not taking tho
public Into bis confidence ('patent
medicinally speaking) by telling
them the composition of his paifacea.
With, perfect truth ho might have
said, for instance: .
'"My preparation is composed of
minimal quantities of a member of
tho dlsaccharld carbohydrates, de
rived from the bexoses and capable'
of yielding two hexoso moicculos by
hydrolysis, having as a general form
ula C12H22011, and crystallizing In
monocllnlc prisms, together with an
Interesting chemical combination of
natrium and chlorin, which, in its
natural state, forms anhydrous, cu
bical, or octahedral whlto crystals.
These are dissolved in a colorless,
limpid fluid compounded of hydrogen
and oxygen.'
"Thus might Samuels, taking' a
leaf out of tho note-book of the clay
poultice exploiters, have avoided the
charge that ho was unwilling to let
the public know what he was soiling.
He might, conceivably, havo im
pressed physicians of a certain typo!
A seeming frankness is the order of
tho day in advertising 'patent medi
cines'; does not the public know full
well that tho baso of tho wonder
working poultice is 'anhydrous and
levigated argillaceous mineral' What
more can it ask?"
"You don't seem to pay any atten
tion to these germs."
I "I don't talk about 'em any moro
jthan Is necessary," answered Doc
Uraney. "I take all possible precau
tions and thon try to lgnpro 'em.
The meanest thing about a germ is
that if ho can't attack you anywhere
else, ho tries to got on your, mind,"
i
$100 Reward, $100
The readerH of thin pitpur will be
pleased to Jeuru that there In at leant one
dreaded diseaso that science has been
able to euro In ull It stages, and that l
Catarrh, Hall's Catarrh Curo la the only
Fonltlve curo now known to the medical
rattrnlty. Catufh being a copitltuttonal
disease, requires a constitutional treatf
mrnt. . Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken In
ternally, acting; directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, there
by destroying the foundation of tha dis
ease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature In doing Its work. The proprietors
nave so much faith In its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Pollers
for any case that It falls to cure. Bend -for
list of testimonials.
Aaartss- KVJ, CHENEY CO., To -do. O.
Sola br all llririlii. tin
i Mails TnuUy Fills (or constipation.
Our High School BulldlnQ
Rostloaa among tho swaying breezes
It stands; a lonely outcast from tho
rest ot Its kind. Weary ot Its Ioiik
drawn burden hut still serving Its
purposo to which it was dedicated In
tho remqto pnBt, Is our dottr old 8,
II.' S.
During the Med I oval Ages thoro
cntno into tho small uithollcod vil
lage of Springfield sovornl Yninlllos
with about ton children each. Some
thing had to bo dono about toachlng
thoso poor unlettered humnuB so n
statoly mooting was called by tho
honorable Squire for tho purposo
of erecting a sultnblo building far
educational purpose). Tho plan
was mado. At first thp moro
modern up-to-dato pooplo of this,
conglomerated business . mooting
argued for a statoly mansion built on
tho ordor of ono ot our chicken
housos but tho majority thought this
too exponslvo so auothor plan was
promulgated. Noah's Ark was taken
as tho copy. ,
Down through tho ages doscondod
Noah's templo, following generation
after generation and finally emerging
into tho Modern Ago.
Standing among nature's maples
wjblch protect her from tho disdain
ful eyes of tho passerby, but with
her form still stntol, according to
Mcdloval traditions, but molding from
tho many long winters aro our pres
ent dear old halls ot knowledge. As
wo Btop from nnturo's suro footing
to boards croaking, with unknown
raptures, our heart thrills at tho dark
unknown rcgldns beforo us. Wo en
ter tho hallway which Is so dark wo
can only faintly discern black, un
welrdly objects hanging on tho walls.
What can these bo? Wo paBB on and
presently And to our Intense relief
that this templo must bo occupied
by othors than Just ourselves; as
hero aro coats belonging to humans,
which wo thought In the gront misty
darkness looked as though they wero
black ghosts, who might glvo a lungli
at us and wo would bo a creaturo ot
tho past. Presently wo hear faint
murmurlngs fnr awny In somo. un
known corner of tho moniitcjr planot.
We. decldo to mnko our way up tho
stairs. Wo ascend hardly ablo to
reallzo wo aro soon going to como in 1
contact with other human beings of
our own nature. Tho stairs creak and
sway Ih tho weird darkness. Wo noar
ly lose our footing nu wo aro in such
a hurry to rush from this moaning,
screeching sound. Presently wo find
oursolves upstairs but out of breath.
Wo listen. Thoi voices which- como
from some unknown cavern aro far
ther away. Wo open a door not know
ing wher'o It may lead us fearing it
might plungo us Into uttor darkness.
Nothing of this kind happens but in
stead wo aro facing a room with '
chairs placed along tho walls. Wo
stand muto: tho desk which 1b situ-1
ated at the right of tho door gives
us n feeling that Noah or his des
cendant must bo around in tho vicin
ity. Tho chairs aro ornamontcd with
pictures, a great hobby of .departed
generations. The floor creaks und tho
walls seem' to tremble but on wo go
through room after room, finally des
cending the rlckoty stairs which lead
us Into a lnrgcglooray room. Lo and
btJholdl What do we find hero? In
stead of a vauft full ot eiionnous
black spirits wo find a room of stu
dents, Tho crowd at young pcopto
aro actually human beings, modern
studonts marching through the road
way of llfo in a building fashionable
during tho period of Noah.
By VERNBTA MOOItE
A 'Description of 8. H. 8,
Tho , spreading raaplo trees sur
rounding S. II. S. proclaim its years
and it is not only palift but ago that
gives it that gray pallor of death.
And yot it is not (ho bed of d.eath
that our school lies "upon, but a
sleeping life, and who knows but, asv
the Sleeping Beauty awoke from her
hundred year's rest, so S. H. 8. may
awakon and claim her own.
As wo enter, then, tho portal's of
this enchanted castlo, and "feel the
fascination of its mystery falling
about and enshrouding us Ilka a
cloak, wo eagerly anticipate each
q'vorit of tho filled up day. And ,tho
daya that aro full oj: interest grow
fuller And overflow, "as, in tlo oxt
boranco of youth, wo nproach our
torminals and strain pur pyes to boo
the knlgfit who shall come to liber
ate tho spirit o( 8, II. 8,
How lazily wo dream thru our Eng
lish class along with Bryant and
Cooper and Poo arid yet how madly
wo rush from thenco to history room
to. Indulge in a dream of. warring na
tions and conquering knights.
n , sjatoly grandeur, its qulot and
orderly file unbroken, unspoiled, wti
movo, at) expectant Humanity, In res
ponse to tho rhythm of Jolo's plan
lstic efforts.
And . sayq. when . occasional out
bursts of pure and holy joy resound,,
the assembly is pervaded with .tho
sturio drenhiy, serene ntiuoHpiioro
that tills tho rest ot the enchanted
castto.
Thru tho happy, llslonliitt walls, re
bouihIk tho steady click of typewrit
ers rioting tn gleeful triumph, still
blng in their woo, mid by thorn, (ho
ovor-fnlthful six,
, Again wo hoar tho mualcnl sound
of JoothlB ttmo In laborious strug
glo with Kronen vorb. Interrupted
now-and thun by tho commanding or
whoodllng tones of Mr. Monro tn tho
tnld'-t ot an explanation of the aauaro,
which has four sides.
For ono year (of two yoara for
three years nay, for noarly four
yoara, in Idlo contentment wo dream.
Thon wo ronllro and in realization
bemoan tho fact that Wo did not
know tho haunting Rwoolnosn of tho
dream could only bo broken and tho
roBplendnnt spirit ot 8,' II, S. fthlno
forth stvo by tho effort of tha dreamy
knight within tho caatlo of enchant'
mont.
But when tho halls havo censed to
echo1 our clattering footsteps and tho
stairs havo coasod tholr protest,
when to tho music within our. hearts
wo .march to tha placo ot graduation
thoro still clings about ub tho re
membrance ot n dream worth whllo.
By OANDACK DILLAllD
After nn absence ot two days Miss
Helen Mlors has returned to school.
Miss Flora Llndloy visited tho
English Vll Class Friday morning.
Mabol McPhorson has 'boon nbBont
from school for tho past wook.
,
Sybil Westfall was absont from
school last Thursday and Friday on
account of Illness.
Lewis Qlbbn, was absont from
school Tuosday and Wednesday. The
causo. is unknown.
Sybil Young, a htgh school ntudont,
has' accepted' a position ut tho local
post otflco.
Tho MIbsob Eva and Julia Hart
wore absont from school during tho
first of tho wook.
Frosh aro fearing somo great cala
mity. Tho Jokes for "Tho Tattlor"
aro bocomlng a thing ot tho past.
Freshio: "I am sick.'
Sonlor: "Whoro dp you fool worso?"
Freshio: "In school."
Rux Craighead weare kid gloves' to
Bchool and takes extra pains with
his necktlo. Tho renflon Is apparent.
Wo regret very much to say that
Mr. Lowell Slkea has not como back
yot to tako charge of his harem
tho English II Class.
.. It seems ns if tho dlgnlflod Senium
are always soon with somo of the.
Freshmen It really does . seem
strange.
Wo aro very glad to say that tho
attondanpo was normal .Monday morn
ing, as studonts' aro rapidly, recover
ing from tho recent epidemic.
Somo of tho boys might Improve
tholr good look's by combing tholr.
hair onco a year whethor It needs
it or not.
Manleo Spores wasted a porfoctly
good pencil by throwing It piece by
pleco at Edwena Parsons. Frosh, wo
hopo this nqvor occurs 'again,
Mr. Mooro gavo us a aulz in Phy
sical Jig last Thursday when it was
n't oxpected and you may imagine
tho results.
Lee Fountain'; ot tha CBth Artillery,
who 1b homo on a fourtoon day fun
lough visited )is sister, Miss Mary
F untain,- Sunday afternoon.
-La Velio Bargbr forgot to- go to
class Monday, morning'. Wo wondered
If It was moroly day dreaming ,or
bein afraid sho would bo tho, only,
one' In Geomotry class. ' '
Mr. Mooro: (aftor explaining a eo
omotry problem) "Now Is that clear!
to you?" ' r
Low's Qlbbs; "Just as clear as
mud." '
Mr. Roth was unablo to return tb
school Monday on account of sick
ness, so our old friend, Dlnty Mooro
s acting as imbst(tut,o. during his 'ah
eonco; ,
Tho Methods clans ' ot this school
will begin tholr practice teaching
Tuosday. at tho Lincoln building.
School "marras" nro flying In all di
rections thoso days.
Harold Wynd, physics fiend of last
year, has boon experimenting - with
oloctrlclty. Result: Miss Williams'
room has a. much, better lighting sys
tern than formerly. f
Tbo French class- has boon driven
to desperation. They havq a groat
desire to got tho tqxt published in
English but thoy havo decided it li
nearly beyond thplr moans.
Edith llnlcomb, n former high
school student, tins gono.to Portland
to atfond'tho llohnko-Walkor lluolnoBn
Collogo. .
. Doris Holland, a Junior, haa Mire
nandod her, studios at High School
and is taking n course at, IluslnoiH
Collogo.
Miss Williams:' (In Hint. 1.) "What
did they glvo tho soldiers to oat In
Ancient I lines 1"
"Wlsu Student: "Bread crumba and
datoH.' .f
Many students would like to know
what kind of wood, thoy havo boon
burning during tho first period. It
takes BpntuiiB of popping Ilka a ma
chine gun In action.
Tho English VII class has boon
working very diligently on compost- V
tlon tlesprtblilg tho High School
building. It la yqry hard to find words
to describe u templo of this kind.
Mr. James (Jotrlo, graduate of 8.
II, 8. and who has boon ntntlonod at
American Lako, is oxpoctod to rocolvu
his dlachargo and will ho homo with
in two weeks,
Myrtlo McBpo, Dorothy Gerard. ,
Wallace llalsoy. Odin Olson, Oconto '
Williams and Chas (lunird are absent
from school on account of tho Influ
enza. Wo hopo thoin n speedy recov
ery.
At noon ono day Mr. Mooro sent
all tho boys out ot tho assembly
room to destroy rivalry you boo, ho
wanted tho girls all to hlmsulf. with
ud Interference on the part ot tho
other contingent.
Vornlta Mooro, editor of "Tho Tat
tler," has appointed a Joko editor
from each class and It Is his duty
to socuro fall available Jokes In his
class nnd hand them to Caudnco 1)11
lard, head of tho Joko Department,
beforo Thursday of each woek.
Alberta Purvln, a Sonlor, Is con-
fined to her homo on account of tho
llu. Wo miss hot- very much In our
dear old halls of knowledge. Wo hopo
our lively, mischief maker will bo
nblo to return soon as old' S. H. 8,
seems to bo dreaming during her nh
nonce. Gladys Edwards wa a visitor ut
tho' High School Friday afternoon.
Sho had- cbutomplatod discontinuing
her studies at old 8. 11. 8. but her
prcsont visit has glvon hor tho reali
zation that education Is essentia! and
wo expect hor-ito be back with us
again Monday.
'Miss Flora Llndloy, a 1018 grad
uate of S. II. S vlBltod tho BCilOOl
Friday forenoon! Flora Is a teacher
of tjio Portage school near Florence
Tho "flu" epidemic has caused hor
school to bo closed for a period ot
four weeks, giving hor this churtco
to visit. High.
A certain dlgnlflod Senior youth,
who attonds . English VII class has
boon soon looking longingly and wlBhc'.
fully toward a cortaln lnrcu whlin
lhouBO on Mill St. It would not bo
so appalling hut, his thoughts aro far
away when Miss LlndBoy Is trying
to glvo uWWb thoughts In all tholr
glory; Unit disastrous results follow
moro often than wo like to admit.
, 'Tho largo Blgn proclaiming to ho
world tho namo of tho town of
Springflold has heoi) blown down by
recent cyclones. It would, bo an Idea
worth whllo If tho Soplora would
tako a small bit of prldo within thorn
selves, ns woll as pop, and construct
It on a Arm foundation and thon show,
to (ho world tholr numeral by put
ting it closo by.
Bill Hill and.iJorry Van Valzah,
former hlghchopl graduates, visited
school ono day last week. Bill gavo
a,, vory Interesting spooch In History
uuuui , Bumior life in itontncKy.
Tho minds of tho history claBs havo
boon constantly working Blnco that
memorable time on a greatly com
plicated mystery, ns Miss Wllllama
naked him during hla spooch, "Dill,
Oregon girls aro host, aren't they,"
and ho briefly answered, "Not on
your lifo." Wo nil woudor who can '
bo tho dark-oyod beauty.
Mr. Ray Aloxandor; our student
body president, bus discontlnuqd his
high ,school work and has gpno to
Portland, having accepted a position
nt that placo, Wo can't begin to real
lzo how old 8, H. St Ib going, to cdn-'
tlnuo hor dutloB without his pres
ence. Whllo ho Was in our midst wo
had a 1011 porsonago to' Ilvon us up
but now I fear wo will have to do
pond upon ono ot the Frpshmon' girls,
Wo miss his Jovial nttltudo greatly
and wo hopo ho will think often of
our dear old High School and prob
ably somo day ho will pon us a lino.
Although tho paper Is npt so full
ot .real fraws as wo would llko to
hayo. It, t must bo remembered that
flyq wpoks of vacation bfton havo dis
as'troup results in tho field of lltor
aturq, A hotter paper a promised
next week.